BATTLE SCARS #2 (of 6)Written by Christopher Yost, MATT FRACTION & CULLEN BUNNPenciled by Scot EatonCover by Carlo Pagulayan• Guest-starring Captain America!• Who is US Army Ranger Marcus Johnson, and why is he the most wanted man in the world?• SHIELD, Taskmaster, Captain America and more want him – dead or alive• The mystery deepens as the hunted becomes the hunter!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FEAR ITSELF: THE FEARLESS #4 & #5 (of 12)Written by Cullen Bunn, MATT FRaction & christopher yostPenciled by MARK BAGLEY & Paul PelletierCover by Arthur AdamsGuest-starring the Thing and the FF, Namor the Sub-Mariner, the Thunderbolts and more!The Serpent’s hammers could be the most dangerous artifacts in the world – vfm knows this all too well as she lays siege to the impenetrable headquarters of the FF…where the Thing stands guard over his own hammer of power! Meanwhile Sin and Crossbones pursue the weapons of mass destruction, from the depths of the seas to claim one from the undersea vault of the Sub-Mariner…to the shores of the island prison called the Raft to confront the Thunderbolts!32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (each)NOT FINAL COVER

DEFENDERS: THE COMING OF THE DEFENDERS #1Written by ROY THOMASPenciled by ROSS ANDRUCover by NEAL ADAMSAnd there shall come a day…the day of the Defenders! With those words, Marvel heralded the coming of the universe’s mightiest group of malcontents, the titanic trio whose awesome alliance formed the first incarnation of the dynamic Defenders: Dr. Strange, the Hulk and Namor the Sub-Mariner! This overstuffed issue follows the Master of the Mystic Arts as he enlists the peerless power of the Jade Giant and Atlantis’ Avenging Son in a trilogy of tales spotlighting such thrilling threats as a nuclear Doomsday machine, dimension-hopping demon lords on Halloween and extraterrestrial brainwashing! Featuring the devastating Omegatron, the Dread Dormammu and Xemnu the Titan — with a cosmic cameo of future member the star-spanning Silver Surfer thrown in for good measure! Collecting MARVEL FEATURE (1971) #1-3.88 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99

DEFENDERS: STRANGE HEROESWritten by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, MIKE O’SULLIVAN, STUART VANDAL & MORESelect Character Artwork by Gus VazquezCover by Leinil Francis Yu The OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE helps usher in the Defenders’ return to prominence with new profiles featuring Marvel’s premier non-team! Past members (Manslaughter, Andromeda, Interloper, Cloud), foes (the Asgardian Lorelei, Mad-Dog/Baxter, Jake Fury, Sea Urchin), the unusual (Tapping Tommy, Sunshine Gross, Foolkiller/Salinger), objects of great power (Star of Capistan, Rose of Purity, Evil Eye), and one of the strangest moments in Marvel history and the man responsible for it: Defenders for a Day and Dollar Bill! Plus: updates on the team itself and its current members (Dr. Strange, Iron Fist, Namor, Red She-Hulk, Silver Surfer). Featuring new art for dozens of profiles by Gus Vazquez!64 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

DEFENDERS #1Written by MATT FRACTIONPencils & Cover by TERRY DODSONVariant Cover by TBAVariant Cover by TBABlank Variant availableI Am A Defender Variant also Available• Spinning out of the stunning end of FEAR ITSELF! The final Worthy on a global rampage!• Matt Fraction (FEAR ITSELF, THE MIGHTY THOR, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) reteams with TERRY DODSON (UNCANNY X-MEN, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN)! • Everyone's favorite Marvel characters banding together to solve a mysterious conspiracy deep at the heart of the Marvel Universe!• The last line of defense against the forces of the unknown!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #632Written by Kieron GillenPenciled by MITCH BREITWEISERCover by STEPHANIE HANS• The stage is set for a deadly new year.• The most unpopular boy in Asgard receives a certain four-pawed fire-breathing present. What will Loki do with this most unwelcome gift?• Guest-starring Volstagg! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE MIGHTY THOR #9Written by Matt FractionPencils & Cover by Pasqual Ferry • The New All-Mothers of Asgardia battle their first threat to the Nine Realms!• Loki tries to expose the imposter thunder god Tanarus by enlisting the help of… Doctor Donald Blake?• Beyond the veil of space and time, the place where gods go to die is about to heat up…32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99NOT FINAL COVER

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #511Written by MATT FRACTIONArt & Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA• The Mandarin attacks!• Zeke Stane and a NEW Detroit Steel return• Iron Man's enemies take advantage of Tony Stark's lowest ebb to destroy him32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99AVENGERS #20Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDISPencils & Cover by DANIEL ACUÑAFantastic Four Anniversary Variantby PAOLO RIVERA• The latest and greatest roster of Avengers root out the secret labs of H.A.M.M.E.R.!• Who’s really behind this latest threat, and who rebuilt the new Dark Avengers?32 PGS./Rating T+ …$3.99 CAPTAIN AMERICA #6Written by ED BRUBAKERPencils & Cover by ALAN DAVISMarvel Comics 50th AnniversaryVariant by • Hydra rises from the ashes!• What secret has Cap been keeping throughout Fear Itself?• Alan Davis joins the all-star creative team!32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99AVENGERS 1959 #4 (of 5)Written by HOWARD CHAYKINPencils & Cover by HOWARD CHAYKINFrom the beaches, shanty towns, and mean streets of Madripoor, to the elegant boulevards of Wakanda, Fury and the Avengers fight their way through a treacherous gauntlet to learn the truth behind ICON...and its hidden agenda.32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99AVENGERS: SOLO #3 (of 5)Written by JEN VAN METER & JIM MCCANNPenciled by ROGER ROBINSON & CLAYTON HENRYCover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHERMovie Variant also availableOUTGUNNED AND ON THE RUN! To uncover a mystery meant to destroy the Avengers, Hawkeye must leave his own team behind and take down a human trafficking ring for good! Jen Van Meter (THUNDERBOLTS) and Roger Robinson (THOR) return for the action! PLUS! The Avengers Academy kids find themselves face to face with their enemies – the West Coast Avengers? By Jim McCann (NEW AVENGERS: REUNION) and Clayton Henry (SPIDER-GIRL)32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS #19Written by Brian Michael BendisPencils & Cover by Mike Deodato• Get ready for some old-school Avengers blockbuster action! It’s the New Avengers versus the new Dark Avengers! And wait until you find out who is behind the masks!! Actually, wait until the Avengers find out who is behind the masks!32 PGS./Rating T+ …$3.99 SECRET AVENGERS #20Written by WARREN ELLISPencils by ALEX MALEEVCover by JOHN CASSADAYRUN THE MISSION! DON'T GET SEEN! SAVE THE WORLD!• The Secret Avengers are all dead save for the Black Widow. The world's greatest secret agent finds herself one year in the past, on the most secret mission of all: saving her team, and saving the world, without letting anyone see her... especially her team.32 PGS./Rating T+ …$3.99 AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1 (of 4)Written by JEPH LOEBPencils & Cover by ED MCGUINNESSVariant Covers by JOE QUESADA, ED McGUINNESS & LEINIL YUSketch Variant by JOE QUESADABlank Variant also available• CABLE IS BACK! AND HE’S GOT JUST 24 HOURS TO WIPE THE AVENGERS FROM THE PAGES OF HISTORY!• How has Cable been reborn? Where has he been since “Second Coming”? And what dark event has driven him to destroy the Avengers? The answers are just the tip of an iceberg that threatens to smash the Marvel Universe to smithereens! • A crucial new series by the creators behind SUPERMAN/BATMAN and HULK, Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness• THE COUNTDOWN TO 2012’s STATUS QUO-SHATTERING EPIC BEGINS HERE!32 PGS./Rating T+ …$3.99

Anita Blake: CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED - THE SCOUNDREL #5 (of 5)Written by JESSICA RUFFNERPenciled by RON LIMCover by BRETT BOOTHTHE PINNACLE ISSUE! The stakes are raised higher and lines are drawn around the circles of horror and danger in The Circus of the Damned...Anita Blake continues to be put to the test and pitted against deadlier and deadlier enemies as she resists eternal allegiance to not one, but TWO master vampires!32 PGS./Mature …$3.99

NORTHANGER ABBEY #2 (of 5)Written by Nancy HajeskiArt by Janet K. LeeCover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCOCatherine Morland has not exactly taken Bath by storm, but she HAS acquired two suitors—John, boorish and sporting mad, and Henry, a charming young clergyman. Catherine favors Henry, but her brother and her best friend both urge her toward John. Will she listen to her heart or let peer pressure dash her chance of finding true love?32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

The all-new prequel to Orson Scott Card’s science-fiction classic Ender’s Game returns! With 44 million people killed by the toxic gas the alien formics unleashed in China, the only hope of a counter-agent lies with Mazer Rackham and the Mobile Operations Police safely retrieving a sample. Meanwhile, young asteroid miner Victor Delgado has snuck aboard the formic mothership in hopes of taking it down alone…and boy is he is for a big disappointment.32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

THE STAND: THE NIGHT HAS COME #3 (of 6)Written by Roberto Aguirre-SacasaPenciled by Mike PerkinsCover by Tomm Coker

The penultimate issue of the epic series! The last stand has happened, True Believers, but what of Stu Redman? Alone, leg broken, lost in the desert, sickness spreading through his body, can he possibly survive the wilderness and make it back to Boulder and his beloved Frannie? For Stu, the end truly is only the beginning, and the hardest part of his journey lies ahead. And don't forget, there is one other wanderer in the desert, who could mean the difference between life and death, if only they were to find each other... 32 PGS./Parental Advisory…$3.99

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE WAY STATION #1 (of 5)Plot by ROBIN FURTHWritten by Peter DavidPencils & Cover by Laurence CampbellRoland’s pursuit of the elusive Man in Black across the endless Mohaine desert becomes even more treacherous when he is attacked by a ravenous pack of desert dogs and vampiric dust devils when he is at his weakest!It’s the start of a new chapter in the life of the last gunslinger of Gilead as he struggles to remain alive and achieve his destiny! Don’t miss the wonders of: The Way Station!32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

DOROTHY & THE WIZARD IN OZ #4 (of 8)Written by Eric ShanowerPencils & Cover by Skottie YoungWatch out for the savage Invisible Bears who devour anyone they catch! Dorothy, the Wizard, and their friends battle for their lives in a race across the Invisible Valley of Voe. Their best chance of escape is to reach the spiral staircase inside Pyramid Mountain. But halfway up the mountain lives the strange Braided Man.32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

JOHN CARTER: WORLD OF MARS #3 (OF 4)Based on the Adventures written by Edgar Rice BurroughsWritten by PETER DAVIDArt by LUKE ROSSCover by MICO SUAYANThe thrilling prequel to the Disney adaptation of John Carter World of Mars continues! Taken prisoner in an underground city controlled by the Warhoon, Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Mars, is forced into an arena to fight for her life! And the only person who can possibly save her is a man who is her sworn enemy. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

JOHN CARTER: A PRINCESS OF MARS #4 (of 5)Based on the Novel by Edgar Rice BurroughsAdaptation by Roger LangridgeArt by Filipe AndradeCover by Skottie YoungJohn Carter pushes himself to the very limits of human endurance as he battles his friend Kantos Kan in the arena, crosses the Martian desert barefoot, and uses the miraculous Ninth Ray to fly... all for the love of a Princess! Filipe Andrade and Harvey Award-winning writer Roger Langridge continue their bold new adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic tale!32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

ULTIMATE COMICS THE ULTIMATES #5Written by JONATHAN HICKMANArt by ESAD RIBICCover by kaare andrews• Tomorrow's Children are in control!• All hope looks lost for Thor and the Ultimates!• The Children’s creator has revealed his sinister connection to the Ultimate Universe!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS X-Men #4 & #5Written by NICK SPENCERPencils by paco medinaCover by kaare andrews• Stryker’s back in a bad way!• Our heroes must assemble to put an end to Stryker's evil plan!• Is there a traitor amidst the new X-Men?32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 ISSUE #4 COVER

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #2Written by ZEB WELLSPencils & Cover by JOE MADUREIRAVariant Cover by TBATHE HOT NEW SPIDER-MAN ONGOING CONTINUES!SPIDER-MAN and RED-HULK lead an underground army in this action packed extravaganza from superstar artist JOE MADUREIRA 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #675 Written by DAN SLOTTPencils & Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLIGIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI joins the regular Spidey artist rotation in this high flying free falling ride through Dan Slott’s post Spider-Island world. The VULTURE IS BACK and making kids do his high flying dirty work for him. With Spidey back on the cops’ bad side will he be able to stop this flying Fagan from twisting young runaways before another boy falls from the sky? 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #676Written by Dan SlottPencils & Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOSRETURN OF THE SINISTER SIX!Find out what everyone’s favorite sextet of super villains has been up to while New York was spidered out. All leading up to Doc Ock’s master plan to—well—you’ll have to wait and see as 2012 promises to be the END of Spider-Man!32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

CARNAGE, U.S.A. #1 (of 5)Written by ZEB WELLSPencils & Cover by CLAYTON CRAINVariant Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOSWELCOME TO CARNAGE U.S.A. – THE ULTIMATE RED STATE! Carnage’s maniacal reign of terror continues, courtesy of the critically acclaimed creative team of Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain! Spider-Man and the Avengers must go on a brutal hunt to capture Cletus Kasaday before a small town in the American heartland falls under his mass-murdering spell! Buckle in and prepare for a violence packed adventure! Carnage U.S.A. wants YOU this December!32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

VENOM #10Written by Rick RemenderPenciled by LAN MEDINACover by TONY MOORENEW DIRECTION. NEW ARTIST. OLD SOLDIERS. Rick Remender welcomes Lan Medina (PUNISHER) with AMERICAN BADNESS!SPIDER-ISLAND has changed everything and now the death of a loved one reminds Flash Thompson that his secret identity is in the hands of the villainous Crime-Master – and the only way to take his life back is to go rogue. But CAPTAIN AMERICA is out to shut him down. It’s a good old fashioned road trip with Flash Thompson and an alien symbiote! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

VENOM #11Written by rick remenderPencils & Cover by lan medinaVENOM COMES FACE TO FIST WITH JACK-O-LANTERN!But are these archenemies about to become partners?! On the run from his own country, Flash Thompson may have no choice but to ally himself with his newest enemy as Rick Remender and Lan Medina continue building Venom’s brave new world!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY #625Written by ED BRUBAKER & JAMES ASMUSPencils & Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLAVENOM COMES FACE TO FIST WITH JACK-O-LANTERN!• The original Human Torch guest-stars as Captain America teams up with Bucky in the present day… for the first time?!• Rising stars James Asmus and Francesco Francavilla join Eisner award winner Ed Brubaker for a rollicking adventure into the future of the star-spangled Avenger’s past!• Brand new arc! Easy jumping on point!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SIX GUNS #3 (of 5)Written by Andy DiggleArt by Davide GianfeliceCover by Butch GuiceAll hell breaks loose as five gunslingers converge on the Blackguard military compound in lawless San Diablo. The Black Rider, Two-Gun Kid, Tex Dawson, Matt Slade and Tarantula are outnumbered and outgunned – but they’re not going down without a fight! Non-stop, high-octane action from the DAREDEVIL: REBORN creative team of Andy Diggle and Davide Gianfelice!32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

ALL-WINNERS SQUAD: Band of heroes #7 (of 8)Written by Paul JenkinsArt by Carmine Di GiandomenicoCover by Mico SuayanThe biggest mystery in U.S. military history is about to be blown wide open, as the survivors and descendants of America’s WWII superhumans finally discover the truth behind Operation: Firefly.32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99ALPHA FLIGHT #7Written by Greg Pak & Fred Van LentePenciled by Dale EagleshamCover by CARLO PAGULAYANIT’S REVOLUTION, BUB!Alpha Flight marches on to reclaim the Canadian government from the fascist forces that have overtaken it, but one Canadian citizen and former ally might disagree with their tactics… WOLVERINE! It’s Canuck versus Canuck as the battle for Canada continues! Master craftsmen Fred Van Lente, Greg Pak and Dale Eaglesham continue their lauded run!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ANNIHILATORS: EARTHFALL #4 (of 5)Written by Dan Abnett & Andy LanningArt by Tan Eng HuatCover by John Tyler ChristopherEarth is the setting for the final battle as the combined might of the Annihilators and the Avengers go up against the world-corrupting Magus. What kind of sacrifices must be made to defeat a foe THIS dangerous? And - when the entire Universe is at stake - what is 'too great a cost"? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK PANTHER: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #526 & #527Written by David LissPenciled by Shawn Martinbrough & MICHAEL AVON OEMINGCovers by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLAThe war with the Kingpin heats up – with two issues hitting this month! Lady Bullseye and Typhoid Mary are out to kill T’Challa…time to call in Falcon and Luke Cage! The former King of Wakanda and the former Kingpin of crime wage in a deadly game, with the Panther’s homeland as the prize!32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (each)

MOON KNIGHT #8Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDISPencils & Cover by ALEX MALEEVNot everyone is thrilled that Marc Spector is using his alter ego Moon Knight as fodder for a television show….especially Marc’s ex Marlene! Another rip-roaring chapter by the award-winning team of Bendis and Maleev (DAREDEVIL, SCARLET).32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99DAREDEVIL #7Written by MARK WAIDPencils & Cover by PAOLO RIVERAMarvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant byTHE MOST CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED LAUNCH OF THE YEAR CONTINUES!Following his shocking discovery about the Marvel Universe last issue, Daredevil has a weighty decision to make, the results of which will affect his friends and enemies both! Meanwhile, the Nelson and Murdock law offices struggle to celebrate the holidays as insurmountable problems descend upon them! 32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

THE PUNISHER #6Written by GREG RUCKAPenciled by MATTHEW CLARK & MATTHEW SOUTHWORTHCover by BRYAN HITCHTHE BIGGEST SHOT OF ALL IS DOWN!• A fallen Frank Castle...alive but dead inside.• Secrets of the Exchange revealed...and it's connected to some of the Marvel Universe's darkest secrets!32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

GHOST RIDER #7Written by ROB WILLIAMSPenciled by LEE GARBETTCover by STEFANO CASSELLI GUEST-STARRING HAWKEYE!The Avenger Hawkeye has followed the trail of destruction and ruined souls the Ghost Rider has left in its burning wake. And he isn’t the only one with his sights set on the Spirit of Vengeance. The wild hunt for the Rider begins here.32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

FF #13Written by JONATHAN HICKMANPenciled by JUAN BOBILLOCover by MIKE CHOIConnecting Variant by TBAALL HOPE LIES IN DOOM, PART 2: PANIC ROOMThe Battle between the Council of Reeds and the Future Foundation extends through the BRIDGE and into the world now controlled by the Mad Celestials. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

HULK #45 & #46Written by Jeff ParkerPencils & Cover by Patrick ZircherHULK OF ARABIA reaches its astonishing conclusion! One of the most hotly anticipated Red Hulk stories yet has all been building to this! Red and Machine Man go mono a mono (a machino) against Dagan Shah, the mysterious new powerhouse whose mythical kingdom of Sharzhad has become a destabilizing new force to be reckoned with! Mastermind Jeff Parker and the brilliant Patch Zircher guarantee the result of this epic showdown is one you won’t see coming, and will change the face of the Marvel universe!32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (each)ISSUE #45 COVER SHOWN

IRON MAN 2.0 #12Written by NICK SPENCERArt by Ariel OlivettiCover by Salvador LarrocaThe world is in the balance as War Machine races to take down global terrorist Palmer Addley once and for all! It’s an all-or-nothing battle of wills as Rhodey presses every advantage, tests every skill, and depends on every relationship to finally outsmart, outfight and outlast his greatest enemy and become the twenty-first-century War Machine…or die trying!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WOLVERINE, PUNISHER & GHOST RIDER: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #5Written by VARIOUSThe chronicle of the Marvel Universe continues its coverage of Wolverine (from 1999’s WOLVERINE #142), the Punisher (from 2003’s PUNISHER #21) and Ghost Rider (from 1997’s GHOST RIDER #88). Watch the Marvel Universe’s history unfold month by month as we provide synopses for dozens of individual comics, including backup strips — introducing the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within; and providing vital information about first appearances, where they last showed up and where they appeared next!64 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

VICTOR VON DOOM #2 (of 4)Written by nick spencerArt & Cover by becky cloonanDeep in the pits of Hell, teenaged Victor Von Doom is in for the battle of his life! As he fights to save the only good and true thing he cares for, our hero discovers the only thing worth living for is within his reach…by the exciting-hot team of Nick Spencer (ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN) and Becky Cloonan (Demo)!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

S.H.I.E.L.D. #4 (of 6)Written by JONATHAN HICKMANPencils & Cover by dustin weaverThe Immortal City has been destroyed and Issac Newton is on the lam. Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Nostradamus and the Eternal Dynamo need to make an impossible journey to stop him.32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99THOR: THE DEVIANTS SAGA #2Written by Rob RodiPencils & Cover by Stephen SegoviaTHOR VERSUS THE CHAMPION OF THE DEVIANTS!The thunder god travels to Olympia, home of the Eternals, to enlist their aid in finding the Deviant goddess Ereshkigal before she destroys the very fabric of reality. But the city is virtually empty...and what few allies Thor does find there are overrun by a horde of Deviants. Featuring the return of the superhuman behemoth Tutinax, whose one-on-one clash with Thor is unlike anything you've seen before! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

VENGEANCE #6 (of 6)Written by JOE CASEYPenciled by NICK DRAGOTTACover by GABRIELLE DELL’OTTO FOR DOOM COMES VENGEANCE!The newest ruler of Latveria is targeted for death by the Young Masters – can the Teen brigade rescue young Kristoff, before his assassination sparks a World War? Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta bring you the rollicking conclusion to this year’s sleeper hit!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

VILLAINS FOR HIRE #1 (OF 5)Written by DAN ABNETT & Andy Lanning Penciled by Renato ArlemCover by RODOLFO MIGLIARIVillain on villain action! Why has Misty Knight hired psychopaths like Tiger Shark and Speed Demon? Because the Purple Man is out to build a criminal empire with an army including Avalanche, Shocker and the all-new Scourge! Let the baddest man (or woman) win!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SPIDER-MAN #21Written by PAUL TOBINPenciled by MATTEO LOLLI & ROB DISALVOCover by ALE GARZATHE MUTANT MASTER OF MAGNETISM MAKES MAYHEM! Peter Parker’s class wins the vacation of a life time in a free trip to Greece – but when MAGNETO attacks our Webbed Wonder has to swing into action in PANIC AT THE PARTHENON! PLUS! That king of disguises the Chameleon returns –how can Spidey catch a crook who can be ANYONE?!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #167Written by Jeff ParkerPenciled by DECLAN SHALVEYCover by JOE QUINONESTO CATCH A MURDERER, THE BOLTS MUST BECOME HIM!Hot on the trail of Jack the Ripper, the Thunderbolts have to battle their own teammates – and discover a dark secret that will push them to grisly choices. Meanwhile, in the modern age, the Ghost make a devastating decision to capture the fugitive Thunderbolts!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

LEGION OF MONSTERS #3 (of 5)Written by Dennis HopelessArt & Cover by Juan DoeMONSTER MADNESS!The Legion of Monsters have uncovered the rampaging, blood-thirsty source of evil plaguing them and humankind…but are they too late to stop it! And as they succumb to their killer instincts, will monster-hunter Elsa Bloodstone be forced to realize there’s only one way to deal with the evil undead?! BY BLASTING IT BACK TO HELL WHENCE IT CAME?!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DEADPOOL #47 & #48Written by DANIEL WAYPenciled by SALVADOR ESPINCover by NICK BRADSHAWDeadpool is a terrorist?! That’s how Captain America sees it, but Cap doesn’t know there currently are two Deadpools in NYC--one who’s totally evil and one…well, one who’s not quite as bad. How will our dubious hero clear his name, get Captain America to not despise him, defeat the most formidable enemy he’s ever faced…oh, and evade capture by international law enforcement? Uh, who said he does?32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #3Written by Kieron GillenPencils & Cover by Carlos PachecoX-MEN RegenesisMr. Sinister’s tampering with the Golden Celestial has summoned the immortal Space Gods to earth, to render judgment upon all mankind. If the X-Men we’re looking for a chance to prove that they are earth’s mightiest heroes, HERE. IT.IS!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #3Written by Jason AaronPencils & Cover by Chris Bachalo X-MEN REGENSISWith the Hellfire Club on the verge of overwhelming the X-Men, the team’s only hope is…Quenton Quire?! The big question is, does he care enough to do anything? Wrap up the first adventure of Wolverine’s branch of the X-tree with Marvel Architect and writer of X-MEN: SCHISM Jason Aaron, and superstar artist Chris Bachalo!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-MEN LEGACY #260Written by MIKE CAREYPencils by khoi phamCover by clay mannX-MEN REGENSISVeteran X-scribe Mike Carey wraps up his five-year run on X-MEN: LEGACY with a story that marks the end of an era! In the aftermath of SCHISM, the X-Men are divided. Magneto has chosen to stay with Cyclops on Utopia. Gambit has chosen to follow Wolverine to Westchester. And now Rogue must decide who she is going to follow…32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GENERATION HOPE #14 Written by JAMES ASMUSPencils and Cover by IBRAIM ROBERSONX-men regenesisMeet the newest member of Generation Hope…Sebastian Shaw?! When Hope and company investigate an unaccounted for mutant reading in Pakistan, they come across a full-grown mutant with no memory being used as a weapon. They see a mutant in trouble and help…not realizing they’re rescuing one of the X-Men’s deadliest foes!32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99

X-MEN #22Written by Victor GischlerPenciled by Will ConradCover by ADI GRANOVx-men regenesisThe X-Men and War Machine are on a collision course with an international incident of catastrophic proportions. No longer content to fend off attackers, the Governor and her army of Sentinels are hell-bent on going on the offensive…leading towards one of the worst ethnic cleansings in the history of the world.32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

UNCANNY X-FORCE #19 Written by Rick RemenderPenciled byRobbi rodriguezCover by RAFAEL GRAMPAVariant Cover by NICK BRADSHAWSpoiler Variant availableThe aftermath of The Dark Angel Saga! A member lost! New members gained! An Avenger discovers the secret of X-Force! Fantomex and Ultimaton must allow the world’s most powerful weapon to leave their care. Elizabeth Braddock must say goodbye to the man she loves. New friends must stand and make a suicide march. Next generation superstar artist Robbi Rodriguez joins Rick Remender to break your heart.32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

X-FACTOR #228 & #229Written by Peter DavidPenciled by Leonard Kirk (#228) & Emanuela Lupacchino (#229)Cover by David YardinX-Men RegenesisStill reeling from the shocking death of one of their own, how can the X-Factor team possibly take down the one responsible -- the deadly Bloodbath? Then, in issue 229: Layla Miller. Jamie Madrox. Husband and wife. Lying murdered in their honeymoon suite. The moment you thought would never come is here, and not only are you a witness to it, but so is Jamie Madrox himself. We feel safe in saying that this is X-Factor as you've never seen them before in the first part of what has to be the trippiest arc in the history of Marvel.32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (each)ISSUE #228 COVER

NEW MUTANTS #35 Written by DAN ABNETT & Andy Lanning Penciled by David LopezCover by Leo Fernandez Variant Cover by Jason PearsonX-MEN REGENESISOn a mission to track down the runaway mutant known as Blink the team runs smack into chaotic forces summoned by a band of Death Metal rockers. Yes, you read right: It’s the New Mutants VS the awesome powers of Metal! Part 2 of 332 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WOLVERINE #20 Written by Jason AaronPencils & Cover by RenATO GUEDESDON’T MISS THIS! It’s a prelude to the biggest Wolverine arc in years. War is brewing between the ninja assassins of the Hand and the gun-toting gangsters of the Yakuza, and it leads Wolverine to come face to face with Wilson Fisk, the infamous Kingpin of crime. What mysterious former love interests have come along for the ride? And just who is behind this war anyway? Do you like surprises? If so, then don't miss this issue's last page, as it offers up a doozy.32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #18Written by Rob WilliamsPenciled by Matteo BuffagniCover by Giuseppe CamuncoliWith the final battle for Hollywood approaching, Daken is still weakened and lacking his healing factor while Donna's forced addiction to the HEAT drug leaves him betrayed and alone. Can his enforced alliance with The Runaways lead him towards some form of redemption? And even with the teenagers' powers at his side, will it be enough to defeat the most dangerous member of The Pride?32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-23 #18 & #19Written by Marjorie LiuPenciled by SANA TAKEDACover by Kalman Andrasofszky ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING continues! What could possibly go wrong for X-23, on an already disastrous night? More dragons? Hellion and his bad mood? How about being kidnapped to another galaxy by...THE COLLECTOR? 32 PGS. (each)/Parental Advisory …$2.99 (each)

ASTONISHING X-MEN #45Written by GREG PAKPencils & Cover by MIKE MCKONESomething isn't what it seems when Storm and Cyclops go to fight Sentinels. Who has kidnapped them, who are these familiar looking mutants and WHY DID STORM AND CYCLOPS KISS???32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99X-CLUB #1 (of 5)Written by Simon SpurrierPenciled by Paul DavidsonCover by NICK BRADSHAW“WE DO SCIENCE!”In the wake of SCHISM, the X-Men’s Science Team takes it upon themselves to make a gesture of goodwill on behalf of mutantkind and better the world…using SCIENCE. But just as construction of the X-Club’s state of the art space elevator nears completion, chaos erupts! And it appears to the world that mutants are to blame. Can Dr. Nemesis, Madison Jeffries, Kavita Rao and Danger clear the X-Men’s name before their experiment backfires? Don’t miss this new limited series that will surely change how you look at the X-Men and the Periodic Table of Elements FOREVER!32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MAGNETO: NOT A HERO #2 (of 4)Written by skottie youngPencils & Cover by clay mannFresh of the murder of a mutant-hate group, Magneto forms a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and the membership will shock you.32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99 DEADPOOL MAX 2 #3Written by DAVE LAPHAMArt & Cover by KYLE BAKER Deadpool and Bob are the worlds’ most wanted terrorists. The only person who can clear their name is Bob’s secret agent ex-girlfriend, but she’s shacking up with the metal-armed Adonis called CABLE! Maximum jealousy leads to maximum gunfights in DEADPOOL MAX II 32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99PUNISHERMAX #20Written by JASON AARONPenciled by STEVE DILLONCover by DAVE JOHNSONThe Punisher begins his final assault on the Kingpin and only one of them is going to walk away alive. But to get to his target the Punisher has to go right through his bodyguard, the vicious Elektra. 32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99DEADPOOL MAX X-MAS SPECIAL #1Written by DAVE LAPHAMArt & Cover by KYLE BAKER How do Deadpool and Bob, the two most wanted terrorists in the world, spend their holiday break? By faking their own deaths, breaking into CIA headquarters, hunting down internet-porn-peddling jihadists and causing a riot in an insane asylum, of course! 40 PGS./Explicit Content …$4.99KICK-ASS 2 #5Written by mark millarPencils & Cover by john romita jr.For Dave Lizewski and the self-made superheroes of NYC, sh*t just got really real. The Red Mist, now known as the Mother****er, has assembled his own team of Toxic Mega-***** and they're striking the heroes where they're most vulnerable: Their loved ones. If Kick-Ass wants to put a stop to the supervillain rampage, he's going to need the help of Mindy McCready, the one and only Hit-Girl.32 PGS./Mature …$2.99 NOT FINAL COVERORDER USING THIS CODE: JUL118192

KICK-ASS 2 #6Written by mark millarPencils & Cover by john romita jr.The Mother****er and his team of Toxic Mega-***** are running rampant through New York City. With his life in shatters and his allies dead or locked away in prison, it falls to Kick-Ass to strike back against the supervillain uprising, with a little help from everyone's favorite pint-size death-dealer: Hit-Girl. The fight to save NYC from the Mother****er's masterplan beings here!32 PGS./Mature …$2.99NOT FINAL COVER

DREAM LOGIC #5Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDISPencils & Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMINGThis 48-page art book features a new story and art by David Mack, a sketchbook, step-by-step art techniques with commentary, and loads of never-before-seen art and extras — including figure drawings, a new tarot card set, new paintings, original scripts and more! Plus: art cut from the DVD documentary film on Mack’s work, The Alchemy of Art: David Mack, from Herovideoproductions.com.48 PGS./Mature …$5.99OFFERED AGAIN: KABUKI VOL. 1 HC, KABUKI: THE ALCHEMY TPB, KABUKI: THE ALCHEMY HC, REFLECTIONS HC and LIMITED EDITION WITH SKETCH, and DREAM LOGIC #2-4.

CRIMINAL vol. 6: The Last of the Innocent TPBBy Ed Brubaker and Sean PhillipsTHE BEST-REVIEWED COMIC OF THE YEAR COLLECTED JUST IN TIME FOR X-MAS!Obsession, sex, money, and nostalgia for days long past all collide in THE LAST OF THE INNOCENTRiley Richards got it all… The hottest girl in school and a ticket to the big time. So why isn’t he happy now? Why can’t he forget the life he left behind in small town Brookview? And why is he plotting a murder?COMICS BULLETIN says this ambitious CRIMINAL story does for kids comics “what Alan Moore did for superheroes with WATCHMEN” and now is your chance to read the comic everyone’s been talking about.Introduction by best-selling author, actor, and stand-up comic Patton Oswalt.112 PGS./ Mature Content … $14.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 11 HCWritten by GERRY CONWAY with STAN LEEPenciled by JOHN BUSCEMA with JIM MOONEYCover by JOHN BUSCEMAAll hail Asgard, ’cause it’s time for another dose of the Mighty Thor! When Odin sends Thor on a quest to the World’s End, Loki looses Mangog, the monster powered by the anger and hatred of a billion beings! It’s an all-out epic that leads to the tragic death of the All-father Odin. But death is not the end! Pluto, Lord of Hades, comes to claim Odin’s soul —and a war with Hela, Norse Queen of the Dead, erupts. Then, an experiment by the Rigellian Colonizers unleashes Ego-Prime! The cosmic menace embarks on a time-twisting, evolution-bending rampage —and once the dust settles, Thor and company will be exiled to Earth. And to top it off, Mephisto pits Thor against the ones he loves the most. There’s no doubt they’re Marvel Masterworks, one and all, so reserve that copy today! Collecting THOR (1966) #195-205.256 PGS./All Ages …$59.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5885-1MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 11 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 176 (DM ONLY)256 PGS./All Ages …$59.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5886-8

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE YOUNG ALLIES VOL. 2 HCWritten by STAN LEE & VARIOUSPenciled by DON RICO, AL AVISON, LOU PAIGE & VARIOUSCover by ALEX SCHOMBURGIf you were a red-blooded American youngster in 1942, there was one adventure you’d love to have — and the Young Allies, comics’ first team of kid adventurers, would take you there with a knuckle sandwich straight to the Axis powers! Bucky, Toro and their gang protect America on the homefront and on the front line in giant 40-plus-page adventures that burst off the page with action and excitement. Traveling across the country and around the globe, the Young Allies fight Hitler’s Hollywood infiltrator the Owl, the South American Ambassador of Terror, the North African Nazi Wehrmact and the fiendish Whip. Backed-up by the time-traveling Tommy Tyme and humorous Norman the Doorman, the Golden Age classics in this volume are collected here for the first time in 70 years. So don’t wait a moment longer — reserve your copy today! Collecting YOUNG ALLIES (1941) #5-8.280 PGS./All Ages …$64.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5030-5MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE YOUNG ALLIES VOL. 2 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 177 (DM ONLY)280 PGS./All Ages …$64.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5031-2

AVENGERS: WEST COAST AVENGERS — LOST IN SPACE-TIME PREMIERE HCWritten by STEVE ENGLEHART, STAN LEE & ROGER STERNPenciled by AL MILGROM, JACK KIRBY, MARSHALL ROGERS & TERRY AUSTINCovers by AL MILGROMThe West Coast Avengers find themselves flung throughout time in this classic tale featuring everything from Marvel’s Wild West to ancient Egyptian despots! Witness the “Wackos” as they find themselves face-to-face with such legends as the Two-Gun Kid, the Phantom Rider and the Rawhide Kid — along with the time-tossed villainy of Rama-Tut and Immortus. With the Fantastic Four and Dr. Strange along for the ride, what other help could the West Coasters need to set things straight? How about Marvel’s modern-day Western heroes, the Texas Rangers! Collecting WEST COAST AVENGERS (1985) #17-24, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #19 and DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #53.240 PGS./Rated T …$34.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-6221-6Trim size: standardAVENGERS: WEST COAST AVENGERS — LOST IN SPACE-TIME PREMIERE HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 86 (DM ONLY)240 PGS./Rated T …$34.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-6222-3

AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS: HEROIC AGE HC MOVIE COVER Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDISPenciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., ALAN DAVIS & STUART IMMONENCover by JOHN ROMITA JR.Brian Michael Bendis brings the Avengers out of the darkness and into a new Heroic Age! Recent events have sundered Iron Man, Thor and Captain America’s long friendship. But when unstable magics cast the heroes-at-odds into the scattered Nine Realms, they quickly realize the world is not how it should be. Can they come together and put it right? Then, as the three heroes reassemble the Avengers, Kang returns from the future bearing ill tidings of a force so powerful even he can’t conquer it! Plus: When the forces of evil begin literally dropping out of the sky, and even Marvel’s master mystics are powerless to stop them, Luke Cage and his New Avengers must step up! Collecting AVENGERS (2010) #1-6, AVENGERS PRIME #1-5 and NEW AVENGERS (2010) #1-6.448 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-6198-1Trim size: oversizedAVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS: HEROIC AGE HC ROMITA JR. COVER (DM ONLY)448 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-6465-4

X-MEN: SCHISM HCWritten by JASON AARON & KIERON GILLENPenciled by CARLOS PACHECO, FRANK CHO, DANIEL ACUNA, ALAN DAVIS, ADAM KUBERT, SALVADOR ESPIN, TIM SEELEY & BILLY TANCover by ALAN DAVISThe X-Men event of the decade is right here! It’s never been a more dangerous time to be a mutant. Even with their numbers at a record low, the world refuses to trust mutantkind. And after a mutant-triggered international incident, anti-mutant hatred hits new heights. Of course it’s at this moment, when the mutant race most needs to stand together, that a split begins that will tear apart the very foundation of the X-Men. From superstar writer and Marvel Architect Jason Aaron and a full roster of comics’ top artists, this is an X-tale that will reverberate for years to come! When the dust settles, the X-Men landscape will be irreparably changed. Collecting X-MEN: SCHISM #1-5, GENERATION HOPE #10-11 and X-MEN: REGENESIS.224 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5668-0Trim size: oversized

FEAR ITSELF PREMIERE HCWritten by MATT FRACTION with ED BRUBAKERPenciled by STUART IMMONEN with SCOT EATONCover by STEVE MCNIVENIn this time of global anxiety, economic turmoil and mass hysteria, Sin, the new Red Skull, has made an awesome discovery — a revelation that will divide father and son, turn friend against friend and herald the rise of Fear personified. Who is the Serpent? As Odin and the Asgardians leave the Earth to fend for itself, the Avengers and the world's remaining heroes battle the unstoppable tide of terror! And then — the Serpent’s Hammers fall! Who shall rise up and join the Serpent as the Worthy, living avatars of his evil? And how can the Avengers respond…to fear itself? Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen bring fans the biggest Marvel event since CIVIL WAR! Collecting FEAR ITSELF: BOOK OF THE SKULL and FEAR ITSELF #1-7.240 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5662-8Trim size: standard

INCREDIBLE HULKS: WORLD WAR HULKS HCWritten by VARIOUSPenciled by VARIOUSCover by JOHN ROMITA JR.The Hulks go to war! Everything Bruce Banner knows has been turned upside-down — and everything he’s ever desired may be just a heartbeat away. Don’t miss the insane action as Skaar faces his most brutal battle, and Bruce his greatest temptation — and the identity of a certain scarlet smasher is finally revealed! Plus: Brace yourself for the coming of Hulkpool! And see what the other hulked-out heroes are up to as the gamma-god of thunder and a not-so-friendly neighborhood Spider-Man tear up Washington, D.C., and Wolverine and Bucky Barnes square off! And what path has led the Savage She-Hulk called Lyra the Wizard’s Frightful Four? Collecting WORLD WAR HULKS #1, FALL OF THE HULKS: SAVAGE SHE-HULKS #1-3, HULKED-OUT HEROES #1-2, WORLD WAR HULKS: SPIDER-MAN VS. THOR #1-2, WORLD WAR HULKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VS. WOLVERINE #1-2, and INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #312 and #609-611.448 PGS./Rated T+ …$49.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-6215-5Trim size: oversized

MOON KNIGHT BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ALEX MALEEV VOL. 1 PREMIERE HCWritten by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDISPenciled by ALEX MALEEVCover by ALEX MALEEVMoon Knight is back, like you’ve never — and we mean NEVER — seen him before! Marc Spector has always struggled with multiple personalities — but now that he’s moved to Los Angeles, he’s become a one-man Avengers team! Now, in the guises and identities of Spider-Man, Wolverine and Captain America, Moon Knight wages war against organized crime in Los Angeles. But who is the Kingpin of crime in L.A., and how does Moon Knight plan to bring him down? The Eisner Award-winning team of Bendis and Maleev tear into the mythos of Moon Knight with the same verve and derring-do they brought to DAREDEVIL. A Marvelous reinterpretation of one of the most enigmatic characters in Marvel history starts right here! Collecting MOON KNIGHT (2011) #1-6.144 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5169-2Trim size: standard

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY: THE LIFE STORY OF BUCKY BARNES PREMIERE HC Written by ED BRUBAKER & MARC ANDREYKOPenciled by CHRIS SAMNEECover by ED MCGUINNESSThink you know the story of Cap and Bucky’s origins? Well, think again. The secret story of Captain America’s early days is revealed here, told from Bucky Barnes’ point of view. What was Cap and Bucky’s first mission together? What tragedy changed everything about who Bucky was? And what is the secret connecting CAP AND BUCKY to Cap’s modern-day stories? Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #620-624.120 PGS./Rated T …$19.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5123-4Trim size: standard

MYSTERY MEN PREMIERE HCWritten by DAVID LISSPenciled by PATRICK ZIRCHERCover by PATRICK ZIRCHERIntroducing Marvel’s all-new, never-before-seen heroes of the 1930s! With a new evil washing over an unsuspecting New York City, the Operative, the Aviatrix, the Surgeon, the Revenant and Achilles blast through dangers from blood-soaked mob warehouses to monster-infested mansions, and fight to blow the lid off a conspiracy that could bring the nation itself to its knees! Award-winning historical-thriller novelist David Liss (BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR) and acclaimed artist Patrick Zircher (SPIDER-MAN NOIR) weave an edge-of-your-seat and in-continuity adventure intertwined with America’s most scandalous crimes! Before the Invaders, before the Twelve — who were the Mystery Men? Collecting MYSTERY MEN #1-5.120 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-6293-3Trim size: standard

NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON BOOK 8 GN-TPBWritten by GRANT MORRISONPenciled by MARC SILVESTRICover by MARC SILVESTRILegendary artist Marc Silvestri returns to the X-Men as Grant Morrison brings his mind-bending run to a close! In a tale inspired by the classic “Days of Future Past” storyline, meet the X-Men from 150 years in our future. While some faces may seem familiar, readers will discover all-new heroes and villains for the first time. What incredible force threatens to destroy the mutants of the future, and how will it affect the X-Men of today? Collecting NEW X-MEN (2001) #151-154.112 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5539-3

AVENGERS ACADEMY VOL. 2: WILL WE USE THIS IN THE REAL WORLD? TPBWritten by CHRISTOS GAGEPenciled by MIKE MCKONE, SEAN CHEN & TOM RANEYCover by MIKE MCKONEThe return of Giant-Man — and Korvac! Academy headmaster Hank Pym once more embraces his classic identity of Giant-Man — but can he bring his former wife, the original Wasp, back from the dead? Meanwhile, when Academy students Hazmat, Veil and Striker discover an Internet video of super villain the Hood torturing their instructor Tigra, will their shocking act of vengeance get them all expelled? And when Michael Korvac — the insanely powerful adversary who once nearly killed the Avengers — makes his shocking comeback, not even they can subdue the powerful demigod! It’s resurrections, returns and revenge as five troubled teenagers must face their futures and take on one of the greatest threats to ever face Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Collecting AVENGERS ACADEMY #7-13.168 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-4497-7

AVENGERS/DEFENDERS WAR TPB (NEW PRINTING)Written by STEVE ENGLEHARTPenciled by BOB BROWN & SAL BUSCEMACover by JOHN ROMITAPowerful pawns in a game of gods! Captain America vs. the Sub-Mariner! Thor vs. the Hulk! The Swordsman vs. the Valkyrie! These and other matches comprised the Silver Age’s most sensational clash of costumed champions — but whoever wins the war, Dormammu and Loki are prepared to make Earth the loser! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #115-118 and DEFENDERS (1972) #8-11.136 PGS./Rated T …$19.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5902-5

CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS TPBWritten by ROGER STERN & ELLIOT KALANPenciled by PHILLIPE BRIONES & BRENDAN MCCARTHYCover by PHIL JIMENEZA mysterious cosmic entity has recruited five brave patriots for the ultimate commando mission. Their names are legend: the U.S.Agent, American Dream, Commander A, Captain America and…Captain America?! What threat is so grave that two Captain Americas are needed? Who will lead the team? Can even these mighty heroes save our nation — and the world — in time? And what is the AmeriCommand? New York Times best-selling author Roger Stern (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) joins forces with artist Phillipe Briones (AMERICAN SON) to provide the answers! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS #1-5 and material from AGE OF HEROES #4.128 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5563-8

KA-ZAR: THE BURNING SEASON TPBWritten by PAUL JENKINSPenciled by PASCAL ALIXECover by PASCAL ALIXEThreats to the Savage Land emerge from outside and within as Ka-Zar struggles to make sense of growing conflicts among his people. With a terrible famine raging across Pangea, outsiders are making plans to return. The forests burn as Pangeans strike deals with terrestrial corporations. And complicating matters is the reemergence of an ancient threat: the mysterious Ether Tribe, which has returned to punish anyone who dares deal with the outside world. Standing at the center of these myriad conflicts: one man and his tiger. Can Ka-Zar save his kingdom before it’s too late? Collecting KA-ZAR (2011) #1-5.120 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5564-5

DEADPOOL MAX: NUTJOB TPB Written by DAVID LAPHAMPenciled by KYLE BAKERCover by KYLE BAKERIt’s Deadpool uncensored! Government agent Wade Wilson is too valuable an assassin for the brass not to take advantage of, but the unstable killer needs the guidance of a steady hand to be effective. It’s Bob’s job to make sure Deadpool completes his missions — by any means necessary. Unfortunately, Deadpool considers him something of a sidekick, and it’s always the sidekick who takes one for the team. And Bob’s got the bruises and mental scars to prove it. Bob manages to keep Wade focused on the likes of Hammerhead, Baron Zemo and the Taskmaster — and although he gets a glimpse of the assassin’s tragic upbringing, it becomes clear Deadpool isn’t the only damaged goods in this duo. Collecting DEADPOOL MAX (2010) #1-6.144 PGS./Explicit Content …$19.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-4851-7

HULK BY JOHN BYRNE & RON GARNEY TPBWritten by JOHN BYRNEERIK LARSEN, RON GARNEY, JERRY ORDWAY & RON FRENZPenciled by JOHN BYRNE, RON GARNEY, DAN JURGENS, SAL BUSCEMA, MARK TEXIERA, MIKE S. MILLER & LEE WEEKSCover by RON GARNEYLegendary creator John Byrne collaborates with a host of top-tier talent to deliver a Hulk saga unlike any other. Join the Green Goliath as he journeys to the American heartland — and into his own troubled past — and encounters friend and foe alike. Featuring Iron Man and the Avengers; a shape-shifting faux Wolverine; and Greenskin’s old sparring partner, the Thing! The Hulk may want to be left alone, but that ain’t gonna happen with this colossal cast of characters! Collecting HULK (1999) #1-11 and ANNUAL 1999.328 PGS./Rated T …$34.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5856-1

FANTASTIC FOUR BY WAID & WIERINGO ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 4 TPBWritten by MARK WAID & KARL KESELPenciled by MIKE WIERINGO & PACO MEDINACover by MIKE WIERINGOIt’s the final volume of Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo’s blockbuster run! The Fantastic Four have a lot to answer for after their authoritative action in Latverian — but when trying to regain a cynical public’s trust, is associating with a certain misunderstood wall-crawler really wise? Then, Manhattan is cut off from the rest of the world by a fleet of miles-high alien spacecraft — and that’s just the beginning! New York reluctantly turns to the disenfranchised FF, the only heroes in town, to save them — but which member will make a decision that will radically change the team? Plus: Johnny Storm, Galactus’ worst Herald…ever!? So far, the Human Torch has been able to stall Galactus from sating his cosmic hunger — but that luck won’t hold forever. What planet will be chosen as Galactus’ next victim? And will Johnny ever be the same now that he’s tasted the Power Cosmic? Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #514-524.256 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5661-1

GENERATION HOPE: SCHISM TPB Written by KIERON GILLENPenciled by SALVADOR ESPIN, JAMIE MCKELVIE & TIM SEELEYCover by RODIN ESQUEJOThe mutants of the future finally come to understand the real sad meaning of mutantkind’s past as a day trip from Utopia takes a tragic, bloody turn. In the wake of SCHISM’s first casualties, can Generation Hope even exist anymore? Plus: A new light pings into existence on Cerebra — a new mutant life, in need of help before his nascent power consumes him. Can the world’s newest mutant team save the world’s newest mutant? Then, Generation Hope’s resident wild man, Primal, is on trial, and the X-Men may lose custody. Can they get him free? Should they? And finally, Generation Hope discovers what happens when a light goes out. Collecting GENERATION HOPE #6-12.168 PGS./Rated T …$16.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5242-2

WOLVERINE AND JUBILEE: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS TPBWritten by KATHRYN IMMONEN with CHRIS CLAREMONTPenciled by PHIL NOTO with MARC SILVESTRICover by OLIVIER COIPELFor a loner, the mutant known as Wolverine sure has a lot of friends. Through the years, he’s been a member of countless teams and alliances, but some of his relationships have been more tender in nature. He’s had sidekicks of sorts in the likes of Kitty Pryde and X-23, and especially Jubilee. Finding a surrogate daughter in her, Wolverine has always tried to protect Jubilee from the dangerous life they lead. And now that she’s fallen victim to a vampire’s bite, she needs him more than ever — whether she likes it or not. As Jubilee spins out of control, Wolverine has dedicated himself to saving her humanity — but with her fate hanging in the balance, he may just have to kill a few people to stop her from doing the same. This time, protecting Jubilee may put them both in their graves! Collecting WOLVERINE AND JUBILEE #1-4 and UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #244.120 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5546-1

JUBILEE BY ROBERT KIRKMAN TPBWritten by ROBERT KIRKMANPenciled by DEREC DONOVAN, MICHAEL O’HARE & CASEY JONESCover by CASEY JONESMeet Jubilation Lee: firework-wielding mutant, full-fledged X-Man, sidekick to Wolverine and future vampire! Seeking a fresh start in this pre-“Curse of the Mutants” tale penned by Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, Jubilee enrolls in high school and becomes a peer counselor. But along with the cute boys and teenage angst come gangs, evil mutants and car thieves! Jubes has her work cut out for her! Collecting JUBILEE #1-6.144 PGS./All Ages …$16.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5861-5

SECRET WARRIORS VOL. 5: NIGHT TPBWritten by JONATHAN HICKMANPenciled by MIRKO COLAK, ALESSANDRO VITTI & DAVID MARQUEZCover by JIM CHEUNGThe power struggle between Hydra, Leviathan and Nick Fury has cost each side dearly, forcing Fury to reassess his future following the defeat of the Howling Commandos and the deaths of two of his oldest friends. But with a massive attack on a Seattle Hydra base, Leviathan and Hydra again make war — on each other and the world. As night falls and Seattle explodes, Fury makes some of the grittiest life-and-death choices his Warriors have ever seen. And as the long fight between the Secret Warriors and Hydra draws to its inevitable conclusion, Fury’s final wild card is revealed. Who are the members of his third covert team, and what have they been up to all this time? Writer Jonathan Hickman’s (FANTASTIC FOUR, S.H.I.E.L.D.) series of intrigue and international espionage builds to a shocking climax with breathtaking action and intense drama. Collecting SECRET WARRIORS #20-24.136 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-4803-9

SECRET AVENGERS VOL. 2: EYES OF THE DRAGON TPBWritten by ED BRUBAKERPenciled by MIKE DEODATO JR. & WILL CONRADCover by MIKE DEODATO JR.The Celestial Order of the Hai-Dai has launched a brazen attack on Shang-Chi. Its mission? To kidnap the Master of Kung Fu and return him to his father, a man of consummate evil who has perpetuated his brand of wickedness and corruption for more than three thousand years, rumored to be alive again and bent on restoring his demonic legacy. Former Captain America Steve Rogers and his covert squad of Secret Avengers move in to save Shang-Chi and secure the mystical Eyes of the Dragon — along the way reuniting with an old friend from Steve’s World War II days, but also finding themselves fighting on the opposite side of one another. Collecting SECRET AVENGERS #6-12.168 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-4602-5

SPIDER-MAN BY MARK MILLAR ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB Written by MARK MILLARPenciled by TERRY DODSON & FRANK CHOCover by TERRY DODSONPeter Parker’s worst nightmare has come true: One of Spider-Man’s enemies has learned his secret identity and is using that knowledge to strike at Peter’s family. Now, his Aunt May has been kidnapped — and his wife, Mary Jane, may be next. Forced into a personal battle against a mysterious foe devious enough to ensnare him in a vicious game of cat-and-mouse, Spider-Man must battle more than a dozen of his deadliest enemies to rescue his aunt. With the clock rapidly ticking down, will Spider-Man earn his greatest triumph or suffer his greatest defeat? In a spellbinding story superbly illustrated by fan-favorite artists Terry Dodson and Frank Cho, best-selling writer Mark Millar presents his definitive take on Marvel’s greatest hero — reinterpreting classic Spider-Man foes such as Dr. Octopus and the Vulture, and introducing an all-new Venom! Collecting MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #1-12.304 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5640-6

SECRET WARS TPB (NEW PRINTING)Written by JIM SHOOTERPenciled by MIKE ZECK & BOB LAYTONCover by ALEX ROSSDrawn from Earth across the stars, the Marvel Universe’s greatest villains and heroes are set against one another by the mysterious and unbelievably powerful Beyonder, with the winner promised the ultimate prize. But as battle lines are drawn, new alliances forged and old enemies clash, one among them is not willing to settle for anything less than godhood. Can even the combined might of the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men prevent Dr. Doom from becoming the most powerful being in the universe? Collecting MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #1-12.376 PGS./Rated T …$34.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5868-4

SECRET WARS II TPBWritten by JIM SHOOTERPenciled by AL MILGROMCover by ED MCGUINNESSLast time Earth’s heroes encountered the Beyonder, they fought for their lives. This time, they fight for all existence! A year after kidnapping the most powerful beings on Earth and pitting them against one another in a “Secret War” on a distant world, the omnipotent Beyonder comes to Earth to continue his study of humanity. However, a being so powerful and so naïve is a dangerous combination. As the Beyonder’s understanding slowly grows, so too do his own desires — and even the lord of lies, Mephisto, fears what the Beyonder might finally decide he desires. Because if the Beyonder decides he wants to end all that is, even the combined might of the universe’s cosmic powers might not be enough to stop him! Collecting SECRET WARS II #1-9.264 PGS./Rated T …$29.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5830-1

SPIDER-MAN: CHAPTER ONE TPBWritten by JOHN BYRNEPenciled by JOHN BYRNECover by JOHN BYRNEAcclaimed writer/artist John Byrne takes the web-slinger’s reigns and reinvents the Spider-Man mythos for the 21st century! Witness your favorite web-spinner’s earliest adventures as he faces off — for the first time — against the likes of Dr. Octopus, the Vulture, Sandman, the Green Goblin, the Lizard, Mysterio and Electro! Guest-starring Spidey’s supporting cast, the Fantastic Four and heroes from throughout the Marvel Universe, in a decidedly different take on Spider-Man’s formative years! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: CHAPTER ONE #0-12.328 PGS./Rated T …$34.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5848-6

SPIDER-MAN THROUGH THE DECADES TPBWritten by VARIOUSPenciled by VARIOUSCover by VARIOUSSpider-Man: a hero in every age! Watch as Spidey matures from a high-school student fighting Sandman to a desperate hero battling the Green Goblin to the death! Witness threats ranging from underworld thugs to giant robots to alien symbiotes! And see some of the key moments in his personal life, including his proposal to Mary Jane Watson! It’s a glimpse of classic Spidey from every era of his life — accompanied by thoughtful text pieces highlighting Spidey’s growth and evolution, and featuring an all-new set of Spidey-centric OHOTMU profiles! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #4, #50, #122, #195, #243, #290, #363 and #415; and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #2, #40 and #546.264 PGS./Rated T+ …$26.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5758-8

SPIDER-MAN: THE PSAS TPBWritten by VARIOUSPenciled by VARIOUSCover by TODD MCFARLANEThe Spectacular Spider-Man does the Marvel Universe proud in a titanic tome that’s both entertaining and educational! Swing along with Spidey and a gathering of his amazing friends — including Storm, Luke Cage, Power Pack, Jubilee and the Fantastic Four — as they take on a host of important social issues in the inimitable Mighty Marvel Manner! Collecting SPIDER-MAN VS. THE PRODIGY; SPIDER-MAN, STORM & POWER MAN; SPIDER-MAN & POWER PACK; SPIDER-MAN AGAINST VERBAL ABUSE; SPIDER-MAN & THE NEW MUTANTS FEATURING SKIDS; ADVENTURES IN READING STARRING SPIDER-MAN; SPIDER-MAN: CHAOS AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE; SPIDER-MAN: RIOT AT ROBOTWORLD; SPIDER-MAN BATTLES THE MYTH MONSTER; SPIDER-MAN: SKATING ON THIN ICE; SPIDER-MAN: DOUBLE TROUBLE; SPIDER-MAN: HIT & RUN; SPIDER-MAN: CHAOS IN CALGARY; SPIDER-MAN: DEAD BALL; SPIDER-MAN: HOW TO BEAT THE BULLY/JUBILEE: PEER PRESSURE; SPIDER-MAN: FATHERHOOD; FAST LANE #1-4; SPIDER-MAN ON BULLYING PREVENTION; HEROES VS. PLAQUE: WHEN PLAQUE ATTACKS; and SPIDER-MAN: YOU’RE HIRED!456 PGS./Rated T …$34.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5978-0

X-MEN: AGE OF X TPBWritten by MIKE CAREY, SIMON SPURRIER JIM MCCANN & CHUCK KIMPenciled by CARLO BARBERI, PAUL DAVIDSON, PACO DIAZ LUQUE, MIRCO PIERFEDERICI, GABRIEL HERNANDEZ WALTA, CLAY MANN, STEVE KURTH & KHOI PHAMCover by LEINIL FRANCIS YUIn a world where the X-Men never existed, and mutantkind has been hunted to extinction, the few remaining mutants have banded together to make their last stand. They spend each day securing the walls of their stronghold, Fortress X, beating back the anti-mutant forces that would see them wiped out. But when a conspiracy is discovered within Fortress X itself, could it be that mutantkind’s last bastion will crumble from the inside out? When the dust settles, no one will be left unscathed. Collecting AGE OF X ALPHA, X-MEN LEGACY #245-247, NEW MUTANTS (2009) #22-24, AGE OF X UNIVERSE #1-2 and the AGE OF X HISTORICAL LOGS.256 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-5290-3

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST TPB (NEW PRINTING)Written by CHRIS CLAREMONTPenciled by JOHN BYRNECover by JOHN BYRNEIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times: Relive the legendary first journey into the dystopian future of 2013 — where Sentinels stalk the Earth, and the X-Men are humanity’s only hope...until they die! Also featuring the first appearance of Alpha Flight, the return of the Wendigo, the history of the X-Men from Cyclops himself…and a demon for Christmas!? Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #138-143 and X-MEN ANNUAL #4.184 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99ISBN: 978-0-7851-6453-1